Inferno at Tom Parker Bowles luxury home
The Duchess of Cornwall’s son Tom Parker Bowles had to be evacuated from his home in the early hours of the 5th January after his multi-million pound home went up in flames.
Around sixty firefighters attended the incident at the five-storey house in Bayswater, London at around 1.20am.
The fire affected all floors of the property and crews took around 10 hours to bring the fire under control.
Mr Parker Bowles, who took shelter in a neighbour’s home with his wife and two young children, said that the incident had brought out the ‘best of British’ spirit in his street.
He said: ‘It must have been about 1.30am when officers came in to get us all out. The kids were still in their pyjamas. We have some very nice neighbours who took us in after we were evacuated. The police and fire brigade were exemplary. I really cannot praise them enough. They did a perfect job. Incidents like this really do bring out the best of British. We’ve been able to go back and pick up some essentials but we won’t be able to return until tonight.’
Firefighters from Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Paddington, Knightsbridge, Bow, Wandsworth, Chiswick and West Hampstead attended the blaze.
Station manager Dave Robinson said: “Crews have been working hard throughout the night in challenging conditions to get this fire under control and to stop it from spreading to neighbouring buildings. The house affected by the fire is a large property which is currently under refurbishment. No-one is believed to have been living there and thankfully we’ve had no reports of any injuries. The cause of the fire is not known at this stage. Firefighters are likely to remain at the scene throughout the morning.’
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘We were in attendance but early indications suggest that it is not being treated as suspicious.’